Get ready to have your mind messed with! Brain Games uses interactive experiments, misdirection and tricks to demonstrate how our brains create the illusion of seamless reality through our memory, through our sensory perception, and how we focus our attention.
Explore your brain and how it doesn't always act its age. Through a series of games and experiments, you'll discover how your daily routines might be aging you.
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s03e02In Living Color2014-01-1402:00⌄
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In Living Color
s03e02 ·
2014-01-14 ·
02:00
Is an apple actually red, or a leaf really green? Think again. With a series of interactive games and fascinating experiments, the shocking truth is revealed that color is just an illusion created by your brain. Find out how!
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s03e03Laws of Attraction2014-01-1402:00⌄
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Laws of Attraction
s03e03 ·
2014-01-14 ·
02:00
Journey into the secrets of long-term relationships, and play along to discover what attracts two people together beyond conscious control-including a shocking revelation of the one body part that often predicts compatibility.
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s03e04Trust Me2014-01-2102:00⌄
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Trust Me
s03e04 ·
2014-01-21 ·
02:00
With fun and interactive games, you'll learn to trust others a bit more and your brain a bit less.
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s03e05Stress Test2014-01-2802:00⌄
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Stress Test
s03e05 ·
2014-01-28 ·
02:00
This is a show about your brain and stress. You'll see how your brain manages stress and how stress also manages you. From traffic jams to screaming babies, angry bosses to bill payments, you're surrounded by stress every day. But stress has a purpose, and you'll discover why it's a good thing in many situations, even though it can overwhelm you. That said, don't let stress stress you out--there are ways to manage it! Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you'll discover how stress works--and how to handle it better.
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s03e06What's Going On?2014-02-0402:00⌄
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What's Going On?
s03e06 ·
2014-02-04 ·
02:00
Whether it's remembering where you parked the car, or just finding the light switch in the morning, navigating your busy world can be tough. Luckily your brain has a built-in navigation system to help make sense of your surroundings. In fact, recent discoveries prove that the brain uses place cells and direction cells to help get us to where we're going.
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s03e07Retrain Your Brain2014-02-2502:00⌄
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Retrain Your Brain
s03e07 ·
2014-02-25 ·
02:00
It's easy to upgrade the electronics you rely on every day; can you do the same with your brain? Put your brain to the test with a series of interactive games and experiments that reveal hidden mental shortcuts, and how to give enhance it.
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s03e08Mind Your Body2014-03-0402:00⌄
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Mind Your Body
s03e08 ·
2014-03-04 ·
02:00
Your mind and body are connected in countless ways, and some are more mysterious than others. Discover how your mind and body sometimes work together like the best of friends-and how they sometimes betray each other like the worst of enemies.
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s03e09In It to Win It2014-03-1101:00⌄
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In It to Win It
s03e09 ·
2014-03-11 ·
01:00
What's it about the human brain that makes you want to win--even at all costs? Through a series of competitions, play along as two teams duke it out. Learn what drives you to compete, why some are born competitors, and why it's good for you.
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s03e10Follow the Leader2014-03-1801:00⌄
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Follow the Leader
s03e10 ·
2014-03-18 ·
01:00
Ever wonder why yawns are so contagious? Like it or not, much of your behavior is influence by copying others. Through a series of games and experiments, discover whether your brain is a born leader--or a born follower.
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s03e11Addiction2014-07-1501:30⌄
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Addiction
s03e11 ·
2014-07-15 ·
01:30
We all have things we say we can’t live without — coffee, smartphones, social media... But do we really need all those things, or on some deep level are we addicted to them? In this episode we’ll put you through a series of games and experiments designed to reveal how, like it or not, we’re all addicted to something, and why some addictions might be the best thing that ever happened to you. Learn what one of the most addictive sounds in the world is, why you can’t stop checking your phone, and why that awful pop song is still stuck in your head.
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s03e12Language2014-07-2201:00⌄
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Language
s03e12 ·
2014-07-22 ·
01:00
The show takes a look at how the brain creates meaning.
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s03e13Risk2014-07-2201:30⌄
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Risk
s03e13 ·
2014-07-22 ·
01:30
The show finds out how the brain evaluates risk.
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s03e14Battle of the Sexes 22014-07-2901:00⌄
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Battle of the Sexes 2
s03e14 ·
2014-07-29 ·
01:00
Find out how, when it comes to men and women, brains are not created equal.
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s03e15Superstitions2014-07-2901:30⌄
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Superstitions
s03e15 ·
2014-07-29 ·
01:30
Learn how your brain is hardwired to find meaning in chaos.
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s03e16Food2014-08-0501:00⌄
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Food
s03e16 ·
2014-08-05 ·
01:00
What you put in your stomach has everything to do with your brain.
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s03e17Anger2014-08-1201:00⌄
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Anger
s03e17 ·
2014-08-12 ·
01:00
Don't flip your lid! Find out how anger isn't always a bad thing.
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s03e18Patterns2014-08-1901:00⌄
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Patterns
s03e18 ·
2014-08-19 ·
01:00
Learn how patterns rule almost everything you do.
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s03e19Intuition2014-08-2601:00⌄
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Intuition
s03e19 ·
2014-08-26 ·
01:00
Discover the secret of how to listen to your brain when intuition strikes.
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